Automata
Automata
The further from centre, the more strongly this hobby leans that way. Your quiz answers are scored against exactly these fifteen.
- RestfulPhysical
- IndoorsOutdoors
- SolitarySocial
- PracticalCreative
- InstinctiveTechnical
- Hands-offHands-on
- RelaxedCompetitive
- CautiousDaring
- Quick winsPatient
- PrivatePerformer
- MinimalistCollector
- Just do itStudious
- Low-kitGear-heavy
- AnalogDigital
- ObjectsLiving things
Making machines driven by cams, cranks and linkages, where turning a handle produces a small mechanical performance.
~$67Cost to start
SteepDifficulty
Mostly indoorsWhere
1 setup step, ~$67 all in. Nothing to buy until you say so.
Is it you?
Nobody has scored this against your answers yet. $67 to find out whether it sticks.
MessMessy
The path14 quests
ASetting up1 thing to sort, in any order$65
- Build a kit before designing your own
BThen the quests
- Get a kit or some basic materials
- Build a simple cam mechanism
- Make a hand-cranked moving figure
Learn it with a course
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Design a Kinetic Sculpture using Fusion 360
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